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Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site

It washes up as Navy is challenging restrictions on tests

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2008 9:00 AM CST

(Newser) – Researchers are trying to determine what killed a female dolphin that washed up on an island off the coast of San Diego—an area where the Navy conducted controversial sonar tests, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dolphin washed up as the Navy challenges court-imposed... Read full story »

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Dolphin Dies Near Sonar Site

It washes up as Navy is challenging restrictions on tests

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